Central Theme
"Dahil Sa 'Yo, Everything is Possible"
"Because of You, Everything is Possible"
For the 26th Annual Barrio Fiesta, we wanted to highlight the stories that do not get told enough. Filipino-Americans are known for our resilience in the midst of struggle and our strength throughout our history. This year, we want to question this; question why we as a people are so resilient and strong. We want to challenge how the Filipino people have been forced to struggle constantly because of foreign nations not honoring our independence and our land. As a Filipino-American organization, we hope to show that being Filipino-American is an identity that holds the home found in our motherland and the home found in a nation that has harmed our people for centuries. For many Filipinos who have immigrated to the United States, the American dream is what is aspired. It is seen as the definition of success. However, this dream is not the reality for those of us left disenfranchised and harmed by the systems and institutions. And when so many of us are left to deal with these consequences of U.S. imperialism, the question of how to help one another as a community must be asked. How can our resiliency and strength become a collective effort to help our community and those within it that need our support the most? This year, we really hope to utilize the platform that Barrio Fiesta allows us to have. As a cultural club at a university, we are so lucky to be able to showcase our culture and have this platform to share our people’s stories.
The United Filipino Club hopes that you are able to see the passion we have for the people and the joy we have in celebrating our culture, our history, and our future. The future of the Filipino people is so bright when all of us work with and give back to our community. It has been such a privilege to serve as this year’s Barrio Chairs. No words can express the amount of gratitude that we have for everyone who has helped us make everything possible
"Because of You, Everything is Possible"
For the 26th Annual Barrio Fiesta, we wanted to highlight the stories that do not get told enough. Filipino-Americans are known for our resilience in the midst of struggle and our strength throughout our history. This year, we want to question this; question why we as a people are so resilient and strong. We want to challenge how the Filipino people have been forced to struggle constantly because of foreign nations not honoring our independence and our land. As a Filipino-American organization, we hope to show that being Filipino-American is an identity that holds the home found in our motherland and the home found in a nation that has harmed our people for centuries. For many Filipinos who have immigrated to the United States, the American dream is what is aspired. It is seen as the definition of success. However, this dream is not the reality for those of us left disenfranchised and harmed by the systems and institutions. And when so many of us are left to deal with these consequences of U.S. imperialism, the question of how to help one another as a community must be asked. How can our resiliency and strength become a collective effort to help our community and those within it that need our support the most? This year, we really hope to utilize the platform that Barrio Fiesta allows us to have. As a cultural club at a university, we are so lucky to be able to showcase our culture and have this platform to share our people’s stories.
The United Filipino Club hopes that you are able to see the passion we have for the people and the joy we have in celebrating our culture, our history, and our future. The future of the Filipino people is so bright when all of us work with and give back to our community. It has been such a privilege to serve as this year’s Barrio Chairs. No words can express the amount of gratitude that we have for everyone who has helped us make everything possible
Storyline
This year's story follows the follows the lives Alannah and Kylie, Filipina best friends, as they move from the Philippines and grow up in the US. One family is working class, the other is upper middle class. By showing how their lives are shaped side by side based on not just their Filipino identity, but on their socioeconomic class, we will see how other issues like diaspora, immigration, college applications, and more are shaped by it.
"Keep dreaming, keep working towards your dreams. There will be people that support you and inspire you to keep pushing through no matter what happens, even if it’s not what you’ve pictured it to be… Everything is possible"
Mission
- Share the Filipino culture with the community
- Reclaim our history
- Inspire everyone to be proactive in understanding their identity
- Explore the gap between Filipino and Filipino-American
- Educate on the relevant situations surrounding the Philippines
- Carry out the process of Barrio with intentionality
- To affirm and foster a sense of growth and leadership within the members of the United Filipino Club
- Encompass the idea of Kapamilya